Author Question: Lean culture is a term used for the principle of eliminating waste. Which illustrates the principle ... (Read 124 times)

Yolanda · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Lean culture is a term used for the principle of eliminating waste. Which illustrates the principle that nurses must do more with less?

a. Assigning the night shift RN to restock the rooms.
b. Employing a staff member to stock all patient rooms for frequently used supplies.
c. Assigning all nurses to restock their rooms every day.
d. Placing all frequently used supplies in a central location.

Question 2

When using the DMAIC acronym of the Six Sigma quality process improvement model, the nurse understands that the I (improve) refers to:

a. Identification of the start and stop dates.
b. Comparison of data to customer surveys.
c. Use of technology to design improvements.
d. Staff training.

brittanywood · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

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A This is a possible solution but having a staff member devoted to this would al-low the nurse to spend time appropriately.
B Providing a staff member to restock the rooms frees up the nurses to spend time caring for their patients.
C This is a possible solution but having a staff member devoted to this would al-low the nurse to spend time appropriately.
D This is a possible solution but having a staff member devoted to this would al-low the nurse to spend time appropriately.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A This is a process that is incorporated in the other DMAIC approach to perfor-mance improvement.
B This is a process that is incorporated in the other DMAIC approach to perfor-mance improvement.
C Technology can allow for creativity in developing solutions.
D This is a process that is incorporated in the other DMAIC approach to perfor-mance improvement.